The Award Winning LGBTQ+ New Americans Oral History Project!

The “LGBTQ New Americans” project is designed to document and share the stories and experiences of LGBTQ+ immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers living in Brooklyn and New York. Since inception, immigrants have shaped our city and nation.

In recent decades, we have seen an increase in immigrants and refugees who identify as LGBTQ+, and their unique life stories are being woven into the fabric of our city and country.

Given the state of current political and social dialogue around immigration issues in the U.S., it is crucial to provide a genuine platform for individuals to claim and honor their identities and share their stories to help the public understand the complex issues at play across the topic of immigration and LGBTQ+ identity.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center and our collaborator, Immigration Equality, received Proclamations and Citations of Honor on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at NY City Hall. The commendations are for work well done on the LGBTQ+ New Americans Project and the community at large. Recipients included our incredible LGBTQ+ New Americans team:

Rebecca Centeno (Videographer)

Wilfredo Hernandez (Director & Interviewer)

Jackie Yodashkin (Co-Producer & Interviewer)

Thanks to Council Member Jumaane Williams for recognizing the contributions of our New Americans team. Read the press release >

The LGBTQ+ New Americans project is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center wishes to thank the New York City Council and Council Member Brad Lander (District 39) for their generous support of this project.

Additionally, we wish to thank the Marta Heflin Foundation for their support.

For more information on this project and how you can get involved, email Fredo Hernandez or call 347-889-­7719.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center is a proud member of the Oral History Association.

Brooklyn Community Pride Center provides support and services to the borough’s LGBTQ+ community through original programming and partnerships with other organizations. Visit us at our new location:
1360 Fulton Street, Ground Floor
Brooklyn, New York 11216 [map](On New York Ave. between Fulton and Herkimer)
347-889-7719
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